The Texas Rangers will have to continue their pursuit of a playoff spot without the services of RHP Colby Lewis.

Lewis will have surgery to remove bone spurs from his right hip, ending his chances of pitching this season for Texas, the team announced Tuesday.

Colby Lewis will not pitch in 2013. (AP Photo)

Lewis has been dealing with hip pain during his comeback from surgery last year to repair a torn flexor tendon in his right elbow. He has not pitched since July 2012.

The repaired elbow has felt good, but Lewis said Tuesday the hip problem has progressed to affecting his mechanics.

"The guy has unbelievable pain tolerance and work ethic, and he's pushed through it as long as he could," Rangers GM Daniels told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "We felt he was putting his arm at risk if he pushed any further. We certainly respect his decision."

Lewis, the team's most successful postseason pitcher, had been pitching in rehabilitation games. He had been expected to possibly be in the Rangers rotation in the next couple of weeks.

"Me going out there, my fastball has inconsistencies," Lewis said. "My consistency to repeat my delivery is not there. I've put myself in a situation where I haven't given my arm a chance to get right either. I know going out there, my arm feels great at times. If my mechanics aren't right with my hip, it feels sore at times."

After his elbow surgery last year, the Rangers gave him a $2 million, one-year deal for 2013.